The Rubber Stopper: A Simple and Inexpensive Technique to Prevent Pin Tract Infection following Kirschner Wiring of Supracondylar Fractures of Humerus in Children
- Author:
Santy JE
;
Kamal J
;
Abdul-Rashid AH
;
Ibrahim S
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kirschner wires;
pin tract infection;
supracondylar humerus fracture
- MeSH:
Bone Wires
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2015;9(2):13-16
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous pinning after closed reduction is commonly
used to treat supracondylar fractures of the humerus in
children. Minor pin tract infections frequently occur. The
aim of this study was to prevent pin tract infections using a
rubber stopper to reduce irritation of the skin against the
Kirschner (K) wire following percutaneous pinning.
Between July 2011 and June 2012, seventeen children with
closed supracondylar fracture of the humerus of Gartland
types 2 and 3 were treated with this technique. All patients
were treated with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning
and followed up prospectively. Only one patient, who was a
hyperactive child, developed pin tract infection due to
softening of the plaster slab. We found using the rubber
stopper to be a simple and inexpensive method to reduce pin
tract infections following percutaneous pinning.
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